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Prophet row: Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma gets gun licence

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has granted a gun licence to former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was suspended last year from the party for her alleged derogatory remark against Prophet Muhammad, officials said on Thursday.

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Hamline University at center of academic freedom debate over Islamic artwork shown in class

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The centuries-old artworks appeared on Hamline University students' computer screens during an art history class early one October morning.

Tribune News Service

Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad are an important piece of history – here's why art historians teach them

Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, recently dismissed Erika López Prater, an adjunct faculty member, for showing two historical Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad in her global survey of art history. Following complaints from some Muslim students, university administrators described such images as disrespectful and Islamophobic.

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Hamline University Lecturer "Is Fired Over a Medieval Painting of the Prophet Muhammad"

Michigan art history Prof. Christiane Gruber reported on this four days ago in New Lines Magazine; as readers of the blog might gather, I think that Hamline's behavior, as she describes it (and as is described in Prof. Berkson's essay, see below) is improper; see here for my thoughts on…

Reason

Nigerian gunmen kidnap 60 in latest attack in the northwest

Nigerian gunmen kidnapped at least 60 people in a remote community in northwestern Zamfara state who were mostly women observing Prophet Muhammad's birthday, residents said on Thursday in the latest wave of abductions to hit the state.

Reuters

West must prepare for many ways Iran protest movement could end badly

It is hard to imagine the Iranian regime collapsing without violence, supporters of which should be assumed willing to kill and die, says Alexander Maxwell

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Muslim student allegedly forced to watch offensive cartoon of Muhammad at Melbourne school

Victorian education department investigating after teacher accused of playing ‘explicit and blasphemous’ video to class

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Mumbai: On Prophet’s birthday, city Congress minority cell’s vice-chairman distributes ration packets among 1,000 families

MUMBAI: City Congress (minority cell) vice-chairman Haji Muddasar Patel celebrated Eid-e-Milad or Prophet Muhammad’s birthday on Sunday by distributing ration packets among 1000 underprivileged families. Through his NGO Yama Patel Foundation, Patel distributed these ration packets at Anjuman-I-Islam’s Dr M Ishaq Jamkhanawala Girls High School and Junior College in Bandra…

The Times of India

The reason people were given free roses and chocolates in Manchester today

This was the fifth consecutive year where the Muslim community in Manchester has come together to give out hundreds of free roses, chocolates and cards to the public

Manchester Evening News

Salih Calls for Cabinet Formation, Warns Against Betting on Iraqis' Patience

Iraqi President Barham Salih warned the political forces against betting on the patience of the the Iraqi people, stressing that the country is at a crossroads. Speaking at a ceremony planned by the Sunni Endowment to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammad, Salih said the country is experiencing a critical…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dawoodi Bohras celebrate Eid-e-Milad with joy and reverence

MUMBAI: The Dawoodi Bohra community members across the world celebrated Eid-e Milad or Prophet Muhammad’s birth anniversary on October 7, two days ahead of other Muslims who will celebrate it on October 9. The Bohras follow the Egyptian calendar.

The Times of India

Dawoodi Bohras celebrate Eid-e-Milad with joy and reverence in Mumbai

The Times of India

Milad an-Nabi: The birth month of the Prophet Muhammad

The Prophet Muhammad, upon whom Muslims send peace, is remembered widely at this time

Evening Standard

Karnataka: Govt high school headmaster suspended for distributing books on Prophet Muhammad

GADAG: The Karnataka education department has suspended the headmaster of a government high school in Nagavi in Gadag district of Karnataka — who was facing charges of distributing books on Prophet Muhammad among students — on Wednesday.

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Queen's reign saw British leave Mideast with a mixed legacy

The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II saw large swaths of the world cast off London's rule, but after her death, a handful of British-installed monarchies still endure in the Middle East

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How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition

Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Before the pandemic, this event reportedly drew more than 30 million people, but in recent years participation declined to more than 14 million. This procession from Najaf to Karbala, where Hussein…

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Tension hangs thick in Old City, police on toes

Widespread protests against BJP MLA for Prophet remark; police direct businesses to close by 8 p.m.

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Protests against suspended BJP leader continue throughout the night in Telangana

A section of the protesters turned into a mob and resorted to violence and damaged two police vehicles

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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi condemns Telangana MLA Raja Singh's Prophet comments

Owaisi said, "I condemn the comments made by BJP MLA. BJP does not want to see peace in Hyderabad. They hate Prophet Muhammad and Muslims. They want to destroy the social fabric of India. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Editorial: An attack on Rushdie — and free society

In 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then the supreme leader of Iran, issued a fatwa that called for the killing of author Salman Rushdie for his portrayal of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in his novel "The Satanic Verses."

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What is a fatwa? A religious studies professor explains

When news broke on August 12, 2022, that the writer Salman Rushdie had been attacked, many people immediately recalled the fatwa, or edict, calling on all Muslims to take his life, issued in 1989 by the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran’s Supreme Leader at the time. Khomeini accused Rushdie’s 1988…

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Salman Rushdie’s attack was an assault on free speech – but not a clash of civilisations

On August 12, the author Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on stage at a literary festival in New York state. Thankfully, he has survived, albeit sustaining what appear to be life-changing injuries.

The Times of India

Salman Rushdie attacked: Here's all you need to know about the fatwa against him and the controversy

In a shocking turn of events, former Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12, 2022. The author was at the venue to give a lecture.

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NIA arrests two more in murder of pharmacist Umesh Kolhe

Abdul Arbaz and Maulavi Mushfique Ahmed were arrested on August 2

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